Appeals
March 20, 2021 / October 18, 2025 by admin
In January, the LTCFC received an appeal for help from a mother of a young boy suffering from a very severe form of epilepsy. After having 2 very severe seizures that ended in cardiac arrest, where he stopped breathing for several minutes, the A&E department successfully saved this young boy’s life. His next attack resulted […]
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September 11, 2020 / October 18, 2025 by admin
As with every year, the beginning of September marks the start of a new school term, and 2020 is no exception. This year however has thrown Covid19 into the mix, with social distancing measures to be upheld and issues surrounding the sharing of equipment. Knowing that this would be a more worrying time than usual […]
June 16, 2020 / October 18, 2025 by admin
As the surge in demand for food banks increases during the COVID-19 lockdown, the London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children has stepped in to help a food bank in North London With families being made, or facing redundancy or furlough during the pandemic the demand for help from food banks is increasing dramatically and the […]
February 23, 2020 / October 18, 2025 by admin
Once again we were thrilled to be able to help out our friends at Norwood by partly financing along with two other charities, a ceiling hoist for their Kennedy Leigh Centre. This hoist will enable the staff to more easily transfer the immobile children to and from various areas around the play room. Our Honorary […]
October 3, 2019 / October 18, 2025 by admin
In August, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children were thrilled to present a new PS4 games console to Katie Simmonds at the Russell Square Cabmen’s Shelter after hearing that a collection she was having for a 15 year old boy had been stolen. George from Woodford Green had recently undergone major surgery after suffering […]
July 2, 2019 / October 18, 2025 by admin
We have purchased a camper van play bus for Brookfield House School; a special needs school for pupils aged 2 to 19. We have donated £5,300 to fund this appeal. At Brookfield House School, the students have profound and complex needs. They learn through a sensory-based curriculum. Most of the students struggle to communicate and […]
June 18, 2019 / October 18, 2025 by admin
Following an appeal from Rocky’s Therapy Garden, we have donated £3,500 to assist in giving Rocky, who has Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML), a safe outdoor space to play. We have donated the funds so that Rocky can have a climbing frame and a water feature in his garden along with 20 tonnes of topsoil, 400 […]
May 10, 2019 / October 18, 2025 by admin
On Thursday 9 May, committee members Colin Greaves, Malcolm Shaffron and John Godfrey from the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children (LTCFC) visited Gainsborough Primary School to deliver 180 brand new high visibility vests, which were purchased by the charity for the school. The vests will ensure that the children and teachers are visible and […]
January 11, 2019 / October 18, 2025 by admin
Our charity, which supports children with special needs and the Jewish charity Norwood have a historic relationship that goes back almost 90 years! We recently donated £696 to Norwood’s Buckets and Spades respite centre in East Finchley to enable the redecoration of one of the bedrooms at the Lodge, which is used daily to provide […]
November 15, 2018 / October 18, 2025 by admin
We are extremely pleased to be able to provide continued support to Norwood Buckets and Spades Lodge in 2018. We are providing funding to enable the redecoration of one of the bedrooms at the Lodge, which is used daily to provide care to children with learning difficulties and complex health needs and respite for parents. […]
